Calgary vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$3017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	53	78
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	1.31M	936K

The cost of living in Calgary is 15% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1781st and 950th ($2079 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd in Canada and Israel, respectively. Check Canada vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 160th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Jerusalem

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	Calgary	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$23696

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850